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Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailsCloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it's $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose. Another European country reintroduces two-month military service requirement.The country's Defense Minister Ivan Anusic announced last weekend that the force will be launched on January 1 next year.The move comes amid rising tensions in Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which saw a bloody war in the 1990s.Other European countries are considering similar measures or reinstating…

BALI, Indonesia, Aug. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX, a global Web3 technology company, today announced its sponsorship of CoinFest Asia 2024, the premier cryptocurrency and Web3 focused conference, taking place in Bali from August 22-23. On the first day of the conference, OKX Australia General Manager Jamie Kennedy will be speaking on a panel titled “Risk vs. Reward: Institutions and Digital Assets” alongside Gemini's Head of Asia Pacific, Saad Ahmed, Upbit's COO, Raqs Sondi, and Flipster's Head of Compliance, Mohamed Khifa. The panel, which focuses on the evolution of regulations and institutional strategies around digital assets, will be moderated…

The California State Teachers Retirement System reduced its holdings in International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT – free report) by 38.8% in the first quarter, according to its latest 13F filing with the SEC. The fund sold 6,938 shares during the quarter to hold 10,948 shares of the company. The California State Teachers Retirement System's holdings of International Game Technology were worth $247,000 as of the latest SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new position in International Game Technology shares in the first quarter,…

You may be a proud Gen Z, but is your musical generation Baby Boomer? The new Spotify Music Generation Quiz will help you discover which generation you really lean towards musically, even if you don't want to admit it. The first-to-market in-app experience, “What's Your Music Generation?” is an interactive, personalized experience on the popular music platform that analyzes the top 50 tracks a user has listened to in the last 12 months to tell them which generation their musical tastes belong to. Results are presented as percentages (e.g., 55% Baby Boomers, 45% Gen X), so your musical generation may…

As an oncologist, I was reminded last year that lymphoma can be treated without waiting for insurance company approval. One of our patients was diagnosed with a malignant tumor, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. The lymphoma was growing rapidly and one of the tumors was causing kidney failure. This was an extremely dangerous situation, as Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma is often curable with a combination of immunotherapy and traditional chemotherapy. We knew her diagnosis and the treatment that would most likely cure her, but there was a problem: After submitting a treatment plan to her insurance company, we learned that, like…

Distributor Eclipse Beverages has signed a partnership agreement with Cincoro, the tequila brand founded by Michael Jordan, in key markets across the Asia Pacific region. Credit: Lila Photo Cincoro Tequila has secured distribution in key Asia Pacific markets including Hong Kong, Macau, China, Korea, Japan and Australia through a deal with Hong Kong-based distributor Eclipse Beverages. The distributor, which was named Asian Beverage Company of the Year 2024 for its beverage business, will also provide inventory hub services to the brand from Shenzhen, China. Cincoro's international managing director Quentin Jobe said Tequila Blood has “big ambitions for the Asia-Pacific region”.…

Cardinal Sebastian Francis of Penang, chairman of the Secretariat for Social Communication of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC-OSC), launched the new website, “synodalityasia,” during an online event attended by key social communication leaders from across Asia. From LiCAS News Developed and managed by FABC-OSC, synodalityasia aims to centralize synod-related resources and foster engagement among Asia’s diverse communities. This initiative is in line with Pope Francis’ vision of expanding the Synod into a global consultation that includes all of God’s people. According to FABC-OSC, the website features multiple local language translations of synod documents, insightful commentaries and a dedicated…

The Daily Dog is the home of our Monday (8/19) Underdog picks. Every day, host Britton Hess breaks down his favorite Underdog plays from MLB, Tennis, UFC, NFL and more. Subscribe to the Daily Dog. On today's show, we'll be featuring underdog picks in Major League Baseball for Monday, August 19th. Show Slip The showslip features three underdog picks with 4.55x multipliers. First up, let's talk about the return of Starling Marte from the New York Mets. I have high hopes for how he will perform when he returns to the lineup on Monday. Next up is Paul O'Neill vs.…

On a rainy summer afternoon, I accompanied Barbara Palowicz to an abandoned coal mine in Zabrze, Upper Silesia, Poland. She shares her name with St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners, sailors, lightning and workplace accidents, who guides and protects those who do dangerous work. Every year on St. Barbara's feast day, December 4, the now elderly miners gather together with bands, sing mining songs and march through the snowy streets of Katowice. In the Zabrze mine, there is a statue of St. Barbara holding a sword, with the words “Szczesk Borze, may God be with you” inscribed beneath it.…

Scott now works as a “free archivist and software curator” for the Internet Archive, an online library started by internet pioneer Brewster Kahle in 1996 to preserve and archive information that might otherwise be lost. As a society, we create so much new stuff that we always have to eliminate more stuff than we did the previous year. Over the past 20 years, the Internet Archive has amassed a vast library of material collected from across the web, including GeoCities content. And it doesn't just preserve purely digital artifacts; it also has a vast collection of digitized books that it…